With the largest banks in America still considered to be "too big to fail," could these banks be facing restrictions on the amount of assets they are allowed to hold, or even the threat of being broken up into smaller entities? In this video, Motley Fool financials analysts David Hanson and Matt Koppenheffer discuss how likely this scenario is, and whether or not it represents a threat to your bank holdings.
Is This a Huge Long-Term Risk for Banks?
By David Hanson and Matt Koppenheffer – Mar 14, 2013 at 5:48PM
NYSE: BAC
Bank of America

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Could this threaten your investment in the big banks?
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